Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1887-03-16
A large assortment of WHIrEWASH and
PAINT BRUSHES. at CHILD'S Drug Store.
Local OptiOn-Licease System.

Mr. Editor: Being n subscriber of long years
stsuding your va uabe paper, l respectful J
ak asmal space IN rs cnum $ for lew
Thoughts sug srsied by the all absorbing Qnes
ton low agitatins our community, viz: Local
Option.
Ih.ve not been a very warm advocate of thi.
m. asure AS the one best spted to the eradica-
ton of the evils following from the liQuur traE
nc; but We haye nothing else presented tina
Is available. aid as by an enactine.t OF the
Legislature such grave responsibility /,
placed upon each individual voter, IL behoOves
us all an good citizens 10 weigh WILL this mat
ter before we exercise the great prerogative oil
freemen-casiug our UallOt-
am fully persuaded, that upon The result nj
the ensuing election, the most serious. far.
reaching consequences must inevitably ensue
the most careless observer--ifhe bs Right
minded must unhesliatingy admit, that tht
lquor traffic In our city is 81 ysuttc evi', the
prolific source of a mOst all Ia lessness and Ia
it can be traced the fearful immortality ami
RIGHTEOUSNESS now rife in our midst. This Is
proved by the startling developments brought
by the grand jury just adjourned
We have some engaged In this nefarious
traffic who regard neither the law of God oI
man, and laugh at the ruin tn y work. and u q.
der the very eyes of our authorities defiantiy
and upbiushingiy violate the housekeeping
places SD Vite MS 10 equal In degrad uion some
OF the low dives OF NV YORK city.
All our salOOuS are not places OF this charac
ter. hut under our ab0minable license system
these death traps have bern in existence for
years sending for'h ninually. misery,
enness and licentihusness.
Our p. lice au,h 0,iries nave vainly ende ,vor-
eh to regulate this ioni miasm until it seems
that any luther efforts in This direction will
from utterly futile.
So there remains nothing else for us but 10
apply The only n Tentative have, take
d,0dy the license. which will close the sa'Oons--
onfla " the business and drive IL b Ack in LIS
hideousness to the dark alleys and Sums, whe'
only those will seek 1t whose appetites hav
shattered theic will power and made then
slaves of drink.
We then eau hope for a b tier tate OF affairs
the sal ,on will no longer he the pc erful tactic
In our local politics. our poIiii al atrns sph.r
will be somewhat purified. 1t will no Longer
hav. at Il disposal the offices OF this city, set
ting up. and putting down whom IT, wit.
The gresie-f good OF all will be divesting tn
drink cu-t IN OF its social treating lie .ture
which nave dragged 81 many of our young mel
down To drunkards' graves
The p-cu ~ enLicem ants OF the saloon will
be gone; there Will be no longer the red AM
ne li.bt> on The outer-xai!; The brilliant ga
leis; the eided bottles; the marble fl Drs; tn
ar AT F.eneit glass rntr oFs aud the
biz counters behind which stands the g-nia
proprietor. wi II III. bland aft .ui d-me MOI
with c"e-fy war'rth p"rva ting every tning t
-nric" in'o lis inches the young, from whic
| % W --c p.
wi ne stopped wh'ch ainne "utweigns all Oh
jecti0ns that can possibly H.. h, Dug vt az ms
| the measure. The young who nave not 'rn
'-h me dri"k hanit r not likely IL se-k Nh
demon IN lis out-l Ia wed Hairs surrounded by II
| atmosphere ~ lie Ons, m the bands Of the mos
deprave at he human race.
So, Mr. Editni. after these brief considers
tinns. IL seems 30 me. thai no good ci' iZen an
| surely no Oh rs IN can vite Tor the peIperua
| ton OF a business tina; Is The euimbie so. re
| NJ 81 many aud fearful evils without The mos
| poignant upbrHidings of conscience.
| LAW.